Monday 08 Dec To Sunday 14 Dec 2014
08
Meeting: Programming Meeting
8 Dec 2014, 6 p.m.
09
Event: Conversation Group
9 Dec 2014, 4 p.m.
Informal weekly English language conversation practice to meet people and learn language skills. Open to people with any or no level of experience. The group aims to be inclusive and anti-discriminatory. New volunteers and members very welcome!
09
Event: Schumacher North: Discussion Open To All
9 Dec 2014, 7:30 p.m.
A follow up discussion to Schumacher North-East which was launched last December at the Star & Shadow Cinema. This will be a "Windmill Meeting” for Schumacher North north-east group, which means a get-together for discussion. It will be initiated by watching the DVD of Satish Kumar’s talk given when Schumacher North was launched in Leeds. David Midgley, the Schumacher North organiser will lead the discussion. Schumacher North, a regional forum devoted to exploring and promoting the ideas of deep ecology, sustainable development and social transformation pioneered by E.F. Schumacher, author of ‘Small Is Beautiful’. Schumacher North offers a varied programme of talks, courses, conferences, and practical initiatives, aimed at bringing about the sane, sustainable and compassionate world that Fritz Schumacher and his successors have envisioned. http://www.schumacher.org.uk/
10
Event: Private Screening. Film By History Society Of Northumbria University
10 Dec 2014, 7:30 p.m.
11
Film: Space Is The Place (1974)
11 Dec 2014, 7:30 p.m.
One of the very rare blaxploitation science fiction films, Space is the Place was written by Sun Ra, the multi-talented jazz composer and poet.
12
Gig: Monster Christmas Party With Hannabiell & Midnight Blue
12 Dec 2014, 8 p.m.
Hannabiell & Midnight Blue and The Monster Ceilidh Band Christmas party Monster Ceilidh Band and Hannabiell & Midnight Blue host a electro-speed-folk world jazz rave. Expect the usual uncompromising frontal assault by two of Newcastle’s favorite alternative party bands. Tickets: £10 £8 adv/con link for adv tickets: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/299296 Hannabiell & Midnight Blue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fr_COo4NZTw The Monster Ceilidh Band: http://youtu.be/EYEjf7ixGUo
13
Event: Volunteer Induction
13 Dec 2014, 11 a.m.
Inductions are about getting an introduction to the ethos and running of the cinema. The cinema has some systems in place which are there to make things easier for everyone and to make the cinema safe. We run inductions to working at the cinema – 2nd Saturday of every month at 11am, and the first Thursday of every month at 6pm (free film screening afterwards for the people who attend the induction) – or you can have your own induction if you come in about an hour before the first shift you do and someone with the know-how will show you the ropes.
13
Gig: El Cid + Support
13 Dec 2014, 7:30 p.m.
A Night of Psych, Garage and Fuzz from three of the North East's most individual and intriguing groups. Them Things, Rexine and El Cid Followed by a DJ set playing some of the greatest mind-bending songs from the 60s/70s
14
Event: Canny Little Library
14 Dec 2014, 3 p.m.
Books & magazines, free to browse & borrow. Come & discover the amazing collection! Stock focuses on more political, radical, thought-provoking, action-inspiring & critical titles than other libraries. Categories include: books for children & young people, health & relationships, info for action, diy, global struggles, feminism, queer, history, anarchism & more! http://cannylittlelibrary.tumblr.com
14
Film: Brainstorm (1983)
14 Dec 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Starring the always wonderful Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood in her last film, Brainstorm is set in a world where the sensory and emotional feelings of someone can be recorded and felt by someone else. Featuring visions of hell and near-death experiences.